CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF FATIGUE DAMAGE MECHANISMS IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS. Academic Article

This paper reviewed fatigue damage mechanisms in composite materials, giving an account of the historical developments. The present understanding has resulted from a large number of investigations, some of which have required developing new techniques and modifying earlier techniques for observing the complex damage process. The development of damage involves a sequence of mechanisms that may not be separable into distinct damage modes but rather into dominant damage modes.

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